Jagannath Paul

Jagannath Paul, born in November 1976 is from West Bengal, graduated from the government college of Arts & Craft, Kolkata is a leading contemporary Indian artist who is fascinated by faces. He is deeply influenced by the Cubist art form of the post-modern era. This artist creates solid blocks of vibrant colors; red, blue, yellow, and orange to create his subjects. What looks like an abstract mosaic pattern, on a closer look reveals to be carefully drawn images of men and women. Geometric figures on men and women expressing the different subtleties of their shared relationship create a stunning piece of artwork by Jagannath Paul. Well known for his charcoal works on paper and canvas,  he darkens the lines around the images with the charcoal and adds depths and shadows to them adding drama to his paintings and elevate the beauty of his subjects. Over the years, he has won numerous reputable awards including Hindustan Pencil ltd, Award by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, Camlin awards, Mumbai, Gopen Roy Award by Indian Society of Oriental Arts.